New York Yankees vs Houston Astros Prediction, 4/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Houston Astros

Date: Friday, April 24, 2026

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-152) Houston (+126)

The New York Yankees (15-9) are en route to Daikin Park on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Houston Astros (10-16). The moneyline on this contest has New York at -152 and Houston is at +126. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Will Warren and Lance McCullers Jr..

As a unit, the New York Yankees are notching 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in MLB. They have notched a total of 118 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .323. The Yankees have tallied 36 doubles as a unit and have knocked 34 balls out of the stadium. They have 111 RBI's and 171 hits this year, and their batting average is sitting at .221. New York has a slugging % of .409 and have struck out 221 times, while being walked on 115 occasions.

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The Yankees have an earned run average of 3.16 on the campaign (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 214 batters. Yankees pitchers have yielded 18 long balls in addition to 83 runs (2nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 65 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.29 as a squad for the year. New York has relinquished 177 base knocks (7.5 per 9 innings) and 75 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.29 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.14.

The Yankees relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 54.5% and have entered the game in 22 save situations. They have tallied 6 saves so far this year and have blown 5 of their 11 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 39 runners on the season with 30.8% of those runners crossing home plate. Yankees relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 27 times and also have had 27 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have sent 77 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have tallied 10 holds for the year (26th in the league).

The Yankees have converted 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,923 innings, which ranks them 8th in the majors. The New York Yankees have 641 putouts thus far, in addition to 214 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which is 14th in baseball, and have 14 double plays.

Warren (11-11 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.77 while he has faced 926 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 213 base knocks (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 81 walks. His earned run average is 4.84 (113 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.399. Warren has thrown 210 innings and has 231 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Houston Astros have compiled an OBP of .349 and a batting average of .259 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 197 instances (21st in the league) and have a total of 229 base knocks. Houston has a total of 31 home runs so far this year to go along with 129 runs batted in. The Astros hold a slugging percentage of .434 and they score 5.27 runs per contest (5th in MLB). They have recorded 59 doubles, while taking a walk 113 times as well as putting up 137 runs.

The Astros have a WHIP of 1.632 and have a FIP of 5.12 as a unit so far this year. They sit at 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 228. The Houston pitching staff have given up 150 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 5.81 (146 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.70 (245 strikeouts vs 141 free passes). They have surrendered 35 home runs and they allow 5.97 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB).

They rank 2nd in the league with a save percentage of 85.7%, and they have sent 84 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 22 times in high leverage situations in addition to 34 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 19 save situations, the Astros have accumulated 12 holds and 1 blown save. Houston has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 7 save opportunities and they have tallied 6 saves. Houston relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.0% out of 58 inherited base runners.

The Houston Astros have gotten 25 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .990 (5th in the majors). The Astros have accrued 187 assists, 9 errors and have amassed 679 putouts over the course of the season. In 2,037 innings played, the Astros have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 66.8% (29th in the majors).

In his MLB career, McCullers has allowed 683 base knocks while accumulating 882 punch outs in 794 frames. He has surrendered a total of 332 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.293 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.56 and he has gone up against 3,377 opposing hitters thus far in his career. McCullers (52-38 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.76 ERA while allowing 7.7 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-152)

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